Jewish Studies

Undergraduate Program

Minor Requirements

The minor requires a total of eight courses and must include the following:

• Three lower-division courses, two of which may be satisfied through the study of Hebrew language.
• Two courses from the upper-division Jewish Studies core courses sequence.
• Three additional upper-division courses from the Jewish Studies curriculum.

Students, especially those who plan to continue their studies in graduate school, may wish to gain proficiency in Yiddish, German, or Spanish, depending on their area of interest. The lower-division course The Bible as Literature (Literature 80A) is strongly recommended, as is developing language proficiency in Hebrew.

Declaration of Minor Procedure

1. Download two forms:
• A Proposed Study Plan Declaration of Major/Minor petition from the UCSC Undergraduate Advising Center. Fill in the general education requirements section of the petition. Review this section with your college academic adviser and obtain their signature before proceeding.
• A Jewish Studies minor planning worksheet, available here. Fill out this form to the best of your ability.

2009-2010 MAJOR/MINOR DECLARATION DEADLINES

Fall 2009: October 23, Friday
Winter 2010: February 5, Friday
Spring 2010: April 30, Friday

2. Complete the declaration requirements for your chosen major(s) of study.
   
   
3. Meet with one of the Jewish Studies faculty advisers to plan an individualized program of study. Obtain your faculty adviser's signature on your minor planning worksheet and your Study Plan Declaration of Major/Minor petition.
   
   
4. Visit the Undergraduate Program Coordinator during drop-in advising hours to complete the declaration process. If no further advising from other departments is required, the coordinator will then forward the completed Study Plan Declaration of Major/Minor petition to your college office, and any other departments of study.

The Jewish Studies Major

Currently, there is no major program in Jewish Studies. A proposal has been submitted to the Academic Senate for review in 2009-2010.

 

Faculty Advisers

Murray Baumgarten, Professor of English and Comparative Literature
Nathaniel Deutsch, Professor of Literature and History
Bruce Thompson, Lecturer in History and Literature
Gildas Hamel, Lecturer in History
Tammi Rossman-Benjamin, Lecturer in Hebrew